Work in progress…
Aren’t we all.
But really! This page is something that will change over time. The things offered on this page will take you away from my website, from my words... to other websites, resources, thoughts, authors, etc. I try to only offer things which I believe have some use - however these resources/books/etc. are imperfect (as am I) AND some resources may not be best fit for you and your needs. As you engage with the offerings below please take what is helpful and leave the rest. As I grow and change so too shall this webpage (though much slower than my growth as this is not a page I imagine I will update too frequently). If you have concerns with any of the content presented please let me know!
Last updated Spring 2026
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this section to be on my own creations/ renderings of resources cited
I often think of concepts/thoughts as tools - like there are recurring concepts that I tend to return to as useful tools for developing healthier mindsets (kind of like the story devices in Wonderworks) - I often represent these through analogies/drawings. There are also many tools (acronyms, concepts, analogies etc.) I've learned from other sources (books, other clinicians, research etc..) that I have made short reference versions of. I'm going to share those here - I'll site anything I know I've borrowed from a particular source/creator - but even those of my own creation were not thought out of oblivion for we are all always at once a force enacting will and a product of our environment.
(but these will be added later because it's very late and many aren't tangible created and for the ones that exist tangibly I still have to take photos)…. so enjoy what’s shared below and check back later for this section.
On my bookshelf
I read ALOT (mostly listening to audiobooks). I prefer fiction especially speculative fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, and afro-futurism or anything where the story is base in imagining our collective liberation. But I also really enjoy learning about our minds, how they work, how to live values aligned, and how to be the best therapist I can. These books are the ones that having read (in part or in full) have; really stuck with me over the years, I feel hold concepts I values, have shifted my practice, I find myself regularly referencing , or I seek to emulate. 
Free online resources
These are also listed in a random order - it's difficult to change the order so they just get added as I find them...finding lgbt+ community
There are so many great LGBT+ resource centers in Michigan but here are a few to get you started!
Salus Center of Lansing: https://www.saluscenter.org/home
Affirmations in Ferndale: https://goaffirmations.org/
Battle Creek Pride: http://battlecreekpride.org/
Great Lake Bay Pride: https://greatlakesbaypride.org/
Grand Rapids Pride: https://grpride.org/
Ruth Ellis in Highland Park: https://www.ruthelliscenter.org/
Port Huron: https://www.bluewaterallies.com/
MiGen MI resources for elders!: https://migenconnect.org/
Detroit: https://www.lgbtdetroit.org/
Jim Toy Community Center of Ann Arbor: https://www.jimtoycenter.org/
Jackson Pride: https://www.jimtoycenter.org/
Out Center of Southwest MI: https://www.outcenter.org/
OutFront Kalamazoo: https://www.outfrontkzoo.org/
Out on the Lakeshore (Holland MI): https://www.outonthelakeshore.org/
Up North Pride (Traverse City) https://upnorthpride.com/
But Mercuri you work in Lansing why list sooo many? Because I work with folks all through out MI and these are all the ones I could quickly find… and also it feels so good see such a long list and then each of those links goes to a whole website full of even more resources and events and groups!!!
Why’s it in that order? This is just the order I found them in (except Salus that one I have a long history with and it’s the closest one to my office — the rest are listed in a random order, pure chaos.
Want even more resource centers? This website has a ton of LGBT+ centers and programs listed here: https://web.lgbtqcenters.org/atlas/directory/category/all-centerlink-members
CBT based free online workbooks
Have an issue and love a workbook/information? Here’s a bunch of free workbooks to varying degrees of helpful from the Western Australia Gov. Great for building skills not so helpful for deeper trauma/emotional work.
https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/Resources/Looking-After-Yourself
Need accomodations at work but don’t know how to ask or even what to ask for?
Here’s a the Job Accommodations Network it’s aimed at employers - which is helpful for using their language to get what you need (not great for neurodiverse affirming language — think medical model not Crip Theory)
https://askjan.org/
For Autism check out all the resources on https://embrace-autism.com/ (far more affirming)
Values Exercise with brene Brown
Living Into Your Values
https://brenebrown.com/resources/living-into-our-values/
info on coherency therapy here next
see this section needs a lot of work yet too….
But for starters here's a place to learn a little more: www.coherencetherapy.orgPolyvagal Theory
Language of sensation
achy - airy - alive - bloated - blocked breathless - brittle - bubbly - burning buzzy - chilled - clammy - closed - cold - congested - constricted - constricted breath - contracted - cool cozy - crampy - damp - dense - dizzy dull - elastic - electric - empty - energized - expanding - faint - fluid flushed 
For more on Polyvagal Theory Check-out
Exercise: Mapping your polyvagal ladder
Step 1: What sensations do you notice in your body when you’re here? Focus on sensations. Step 2: I am here when I am… Step 3: How did I get here? How can I stay here or how can I move up the ladder?I’d like to put more on Parts work and info here
In progress!more to come